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ChiChat19: 10k Posts Achieved In Revived Dead Thread
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DASVDUB
Drag Racing Champion
Can confirm. It’s the same price of my GTI on minimum coverage as it is for my wife’s wagon full coverage.
uglybastard
Autocross Champion
Phur
Autocross Champion
It would look awesome...
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Most people recommend/use the (OEM) Golf R springs instead for the heavier Tiguan, especially if you have 4motion. It's definitely a stiffer/slightly harsher ride, but it'll get you a little lower (not slammed or anything)
I tried a bunch of different setups on my Tigs and the best was the Tiguan Eibach Pro-Kit springs (they're linear too).
If you wanna be cheap, you can manage on the stock struts/shocks. But paired with the Koni Sports, it would REALLY nice. I found stock (i.e. the "sport suspension") was too harsh/stiff, but even on the 19's and that Eibach/Koni setup it rode very well and handled nicely
It was a ~1 3/4" - 2" drop.
IIRC, you had a SEL with the flares and so the lower you go....the more the wheels will be less flush/sucked in & it looks goofy. If you feel in the front wheel liner, there is a thick 1" or so piece of plastic of liner/flare and the wheels will hit that if you try to get them perfectly flush. So getting the car super low AND the wheels flush...not possible with the flares as you'd hit/damage the fender/liner/flare/whatever.
With the Eibachs, you can still run spacers (if you wish) to get the wheels flush since it's not crazy low.
If you don't have the flares though...not as big of an issue. Just stretch some tire and you'd be good (like on that white one above).
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snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Versus stock height:
uglybastard
Autocross Champion
i forgot you had tigs as well.
ill see if i cna track some OEM R springs down. are the koni sports universal?
Phur
Autocross Champion
I am glad that all of you are feeling better. It is so bizarre how all over the place the symptoms for this are.
Former Honda Guy
Autocross Newbie
My wife and I are pretty sure our family has had it as well. The symptoms for all of us were different (although the kids shared a few of theirs).
Stay safe out there!
jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
Decided to replace the thermostat in the Jetta today. What a crappy job....wrestling with getting the alternator off I busted my finger when the pry bar slipped. Sucks, but I still won. After that I was fighting with getting the hoses off the tstat for the next hour+ ...stupid manifold in my way....really convinced myself I could get to it without taking the manifold off...spent more time wrestling with it than it would have taken to just remove the manifold. Fast forward another hour of swearing and contorting my arm in ways they shouldn't bend. Screw it I'll take the manifold off. 25 minutes later all the room in the world. Grrrr.
Anywho now I'm at a standstill until a manifold gasket and new injector seals arrive. Much needed carbon cleaning.
Anywho now I'm at a standstill until a manifold gasket and new injector seals arrive. Much needed carbon cleaning.
snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Yeah, just 4 of them LOL
"Universal?"
They have Tig (also fit the cousin Audi Q3) specific ones
On sale too:
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-koni-parts/audi-q3-vw-tiguan-front/87411546sport~ko/&
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-koni-parts/audi-q3-vw-tiguan-rear/80401395sport~ko/
EDIT: OR, theoretically, I don't see why you couldn't bolt the Golf R strut assemblies on.
For the rear shocks though, the only issue is that the Tig has a longer shock in the rear though versus a Golf R/GTI.
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brat_burner
Autocross Champion
Dr Dan aka The Tigi King 
Former Honda Guy
Autocross Newbie
Killed two birds with one stone, right?
Hey, isn’t it almost time to wake the garage queen from her long, winter slumber?